ACIDIC COMPOSITION AND ITS USES

Title:

ACIDIC COMPOSITION AND ITS USES

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2004083252

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

] An acidic composition of one or more organic acids blended with an acidulant. The acidulant may be a low pH solution of sparingly-soluble Group IIAcomplexes ("AGIIS"), a highly acidic metalated organic acid ("HAMO"), a highly acidic metalated mixture of inorganic acids ("HAMMIA"), one or more strong inorganic acids, or an acidic salt. The acidic composition is an effective bacteriostatic preservative against pathogenic microorganisms which may be present in food products. Contacting ready-toeat food products such as frankfurters, as well as raw animal carcasses, with the acidic composition causes a reduction in the number of detectable microbes for an extended period of time.

Inventors:

KEMP MAURICE CLARENCE (US)
LALUM ROBERT BLAINE (US)
XIE ZHONG WEI (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2004/007473

Publication Date:

February 24, 2005

Filing Date:

March 12, 2004

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

MIONIX CORP (US)
KEMP MAURICE CLARENCE (US)
LALUM ROBERT BLAINE (US)
XIE ZHONG WEI (US)

International Classes:

A23B4/12; A23K1/00; A23L1/00; A23L3/34; A23L3/3508; (IPC1-7): A23L3/34

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